If I am reading your Schedule correctly, you are now back at school, and hopefully have moved on to the next grade. I hope those who have moved onto high school will continue with their English studies, as having a good knowledge of English will help with future careers, as well as with any travel they might plan. I really do wish that I had the chance to learn Spanish as a young man.
Well, my friends, what did you do on your vacation? Did you travel to some place interesting? Did you learn any new sport or skill? How about computer games or television? I hope you were not what we call "couch potatoes"?
When I was travelling across the Pacific last February, our ship stopped in a part of Tahiti called Bora Bora. See if you can find it on an Atlas.
The children of Bora Bora are very poor, and have little chance to play with computers or even watch television. They would like to play football, but there is not much suitable land for playing fields. BUT, they do have a wonderful safe lagoon for water activities and, of course, they all swim like fish. Most children also have access to a canoe and they spend a lot of time practicing in them.
And when a ship comes into the lagoon, they love riding on the wake of ship Tenders or Ferries that are used to ferry ship passengers to shore. Below is a photo of this activity.
That's something a bit different, is it not? Would you like to try that activity, instead of football, maybe?
I hope to write again soon. Until then, see what you can find out about Bora Bora and Tahiti.
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